The coffee recommended by a longevity expert
Coffee gets the brain in gear and makes the world go round for many of us. It's also associated with an improved life span due to its antioxidants, as well as caffeine and trigonelline, which support brain function. But Dan Buettner, longevity expert, National Geographic fellow and founder of Blue Zones, goes one step further and reveals the specific type of coffee that he says is best.
He touts Ikarian coffee, which is more or commonly known as 'Turkish coffee', as the 'bees knees'.
“It's ground very finely and then boiled, and that process seems to bring out these oils, these polyphenols that are good for your heart," he says.
A study in the journal Vascular Medicine found that elderly participants who drank boiled Ikarian coffee had improved endothelial function (which plays a role in blood clotting and overall heart health), MindBodyGreen reports. And on the subject of polyphenols, a big study in Europe reports that a higher intake of those powerful antioxidants is associated with a longer life span.
Drink up! How do you like your coffee? Will you try Turkish coffee?
I'm not a big Coffee drinker, 1 cup daily. A friend of the family had an Italian restaurant and was used to drinking umpteen cups of espresso. He was advised by his Doctor to cut back on the Coffee as it was not good for the Kidneys. He died from Kidney failure at the age of 54 years leaving a wife and three young children.